idk if I really see it as a retrospective song, but rather as a song to remind a girl he loves(?) to not be so serious and sad, and let go of her self-judgments. Compared to other songs like Hey Hey Girl, which gives the impression of a girl who feels bad about all the wild things she does, it seems like it could easily be related; he is singing to a girl who is wonderful but gets too caught up feeling bad and trying to make up for what she does. Of course, maybe the songs aren't related at all and they are completely different people/ideas, but it certainly could be that the songs are inspired by real life, and so he could easily be writing more than one song about the same person-- just urging her not to be so serious and accept herself even with her perceived flaws.
idk if I really see it as a retrospective song, but rather as a song to remind a girl he loves(?) to not be so serious and sad, and let go of her self-judgments. Compared to other songs like Hey Hey Girl, which gives the impression of a girl who feels bad about all the wild things she does, it seems like it could easily be related; he is singing to a girl who is wonderful but gets too caught up feeling bad and trying to make up for what she does. Of course, maybe the songs aren't related at all and they are completely different people/ideas, but it certainly could be that the songs are inspired by real life, and so he could easily be writing more than one song about the same person-- just urging her not to be so serious and accept herself even with her perceived flaws.